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Man freed of drug charge but remanded for another matter!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Mitch Christopher, 27, was found not guilty of a cannabis possession charge when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on July 12, 2013.
UPDATE: Sandy Lane report surprises defendant
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards read a drug treatment report from the Sandy Lane Centre that surprised drug accused, Jahsheed Scatliffe when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court recently .
UPDATE: Bajan gets 8 years for ganja on boat
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A combined sentence of eight years’ imprisonment was handed to Adrian Arthur when he appeared for sentencing today, June 14, 2013 at the Magistrate’s Court in John's Hole.
Tellon Brewley must continue visits to Sandy Lane - Magistrate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards announced recently that she received a favourable report from the Sandy Lane Centre about defendant Tellon Brewley following the defendant’s guilty plea on April 24, 2013 to unlawful possession of cannabis.
Havers Estate youth confesses to dime bag possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Malik Aaron of Havers estate confessed to storing nearly one pound of cannabis in his bedroom and bathroom before officers executed a search warrant at his home and discovered the drug in April, 2013.
UPDATE: Trial begins for alleged VG ganja farmers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The trial of two alleged Virgin Gorda ganja farmers has finally gotten underway today, May 15, 2013 after a number of snags had delayed its start previously.
Brewer's Bay man remains in limbo over ganja charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Crown is currently still awaiting the testing of material evidence in the matter of Michael Lloyd of Brewer’s Bay after he was allegedly found with several marijuana plants sometime last year.
Police often let persons with small amounts of cannabis off- ACP Morris
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- What some persons are now saying is a case of the police violating the very law they are supposed to be upholding since they are now becoming ‘’judge and jury”, Acting Police Commissioner David Morris has revealed that there are many occasions when members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force do not prosecute first time offenders.
RVIPF uncovers cannabis plantation, one man charged
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police surveillance operation conducted in the Major Bay area on the eastern end of the Tortola uncovered the first cannabis plantation for the 2013.
Three charges against Wakima Lettsome dropped
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Three of the charges against Wakima Lettsome, 31, of Greenland were dropped today, November 1, 2012 when he appeared before Magistrate Tamia Richards.